Institute of Sustainable Agrotechnology (Articles)

 

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  • Embedded portable device for herb leaves recognition using image processing techniques and neural network algorithm 

    Zulkifli, Husin; Ali Yeon, Md Shakaff, Prof. Dr.; Abdul Halis, Abdul Aziz; Rohani, S. Mohamed Farook; Mahmad Nor, Jaafar, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr.; Azizi, Harun (Elsevier B.V., 2012-11)
    Herbs have been widely used in food preparation, medicine and cosmetic industry. Knowing which herbs to be used would be very critical in these applications. Nevertheless, the current way of identification and determination ...

  • Improved Maturity and Ripeness Classifications of Magnifera Indica cv. Harumanis Mangoes through Sensor Fusion of an Electronic Nose and Acoustic Sensor 

    Ammar, Zakaria; Ali Yeon, Md Shakaff, Prof. Dr.; Maz Jamilah, Masnan; Fathinul Syahir, Ahmad Saad; Abdul Hamid, Adom, Prof. Dr.; Mohd Noor, Ahmad, Prof. Dr.; Mahmad Nor, Jaafar, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Abu Hassan, Abdullah; Latifah Munirah, Kamarudin (MDPI AG, 2012-05-10)
    In recent years, there have been a number of reported studies on the use of non-destructive techniques to evaluate and determine mango maturity and ripeness levels. However, most of these reported works were conducted ...

  • Development of highly selective electronic nose using molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) for recognition of fruit ripeness 

    Huzein Fahmi, Hawari; N. M., Samsudin; Mahmad Nor, Ahmad, Prof. Madya Dr.; Ali Yeon, Md Shakaff, Prof. Dr.; Supri A., Ghani, Prof. Madya Dr.; Yufridin, Wahab, Dr.; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2012-02-27)
    Traditionally, fruits are harvested through conventional methods which are based on smell, texture and harvesting time. This analytical technique has many disadvantages in terms of objectivity and subjectivity. Electronic ...

  • Wireless sensor networks propagation study in mixed-crop farming 

    Harun, A.; Latifah Munirah, Kamarudin; Ammar, Zakaria; Ndzi, D. L.; Ali Yeon, Md Shakaff, Prof. Dr.; Mahmad Nor, Jaafar, Prof. Madya Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2012-02-27)
    A study on the performance of wireless systems from a network coverage and link quality perspectives is critical to ensure a reliable and cost effective deployment of the network in mixed-crop farm area. This paper presents ...

  • Wireless sensor networks based solution for Harumanis yield monitoring 

    Harun, A.; Rohani S., Mohamed Farouk; Latifah Munirah, Kamarudin; Ramli, M. F.; Ndzi, D. L.; Ali Yeon, Md Shakaff, Prof. Dr.; Ammar, Zakaria; Mahmad Nor, Jaafar, Prof. Madya Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2012-02-27)
    Driven by high economic demand for Harumanis mango (a hybrid of Mangifera indica) both locally and for export, an experiment has been setup to monitor and control micro climate for Harumanis mango in greenhouse for yield ...

  • Sensor fusion of electronic nose and electronic tongue for classification of Orthosiphon stamineus 

    Azmi, Zakaria; Ali Yeon, Md Shakaff, Prof. Dr.; Abdul Hamid, Adom, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Mansur N., Ahmad; Abd. Razak, Shaari; Mahmad Nor, Jaafar, Prof. Madya; Abu Hassan, Abdullah; Nazifah A., Fikri; Latifah Munirah, Kamarudin (American Scientific Publishers, 2011-04)
    Sensor fusion of electronic nose (e-nose) and electronic tongue (e-tongue) has lead to an improved classification of Orthosiphon stamineus (also known as Misai Kucing). The fusion technique was presented and compared with ...

  • Fermentation of Jatropha curcas solid waste with Aspergillus niger 

    Kahirul Farihan, Kasim; Nurul Iwani, Alawi; Mahmad Nor, Jaafar, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Mohamed Zulkali, Mohamed Daud (Sarawak Biodiversity Centre & Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation, 2008-11-19)
    An experiment has been carried out by using Jatropha curcas solid waste as substrate for fermentation with Aspergillus niger. Enzyme production from the fermentation activities and the toxicity level i.e. phorbol ester ...